She has 3 weeks to tighten up speed work. She did run earlier this week so training is probably still heavy. That was a strength run and not due to leg turnover
Agreed, and it was a pretty good strength run, at that. But MJ😮
Neither Kerr nor Hocker is running the DL final. I'd have Phanuel Koech and a healthy Laros favored over Nuguse in Zurich. Possibly Jonah Koech as well, but TBD if he runs it. Nuguse definitely has a chance, though.
Laros? Nah.
I have feeling a some of the top guys, especially the one’s who are qualified for Tokyo might skip the DL final.
So you are writing off chebet's 1500m abilities from her real 1500 debut where she ran against Tsegay who runs crazily like spliting 1.59 for the first 800? Last year chebet made like 6 attempts at the 5k world record and two more times this year till she got it. Am sure if she runs more 1500s and get used to running the distance she will get faster and Tsegay won't be a threat at all
I'm not writing her off, just was expecting to see a lot more today. The LRC pod spent 30 min discussing if she'd break the wr today. Seriously. I didn't think that was possible, but I'll admit to fully expecting her to handily win this race regardless of the pace and run a time under 3:52, even 3:51. I thought she wouldn't let Tsegay get too far out ahead and she would run her down. Suprised more of you won't admit to thinking the same pre race.
Also just saw Reynold Cheruiyot ran a 12.1 final 100 in that 1500! Dude closes like a train but he was boxed in on the last lap and not close enough to use that kick.
Good job by Nuguse getting to the lead with 200 to go. When he felt Nordas coming on his outside, he responded decisively.
Yep, as usual they will sit out the big dog meets like scaredy cats and then pretend they are the best when the season’s over.
Do we know if Kerr or Hocker will bother with the DL final? Only person I can see being at Nugese's level there would be P. Koech, and maybe Laros if he's healthy.
Neither Kerr nor Hocker is running the DL final. I'd have Phanuel Koech and a healthy Laros favored over Nuguse in Zurich. Possibly Jonah Koech as well, but TBD if he runs it. Nuguse definitely has a chance, though.
Then we can discount her golds and WR if it's such a bum event. Why don't you enter her in the 800 Mister Kersee, where you can coach her into oblivion.